419 scam: "Jibril Aku"<hereiamre@hotmail.com> CONTACT MR JIBRIL

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348121723101
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jibrilaku.ecobank.nig@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jibril Aku" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ecobankatmpay10@sify.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:59:48 -0700
Subject: CONTACT MR JIBRIL

Ecobank Nigeria Plc

Telex Department

Plot 21, Ahmadu Bello Way,

Victoria Island, Lagos - Nigeria.

Payment Release No: FGN/WB/EBP-PT/032/2010

Batch No: 05318/12EBP/107/2010

REMITTANCE CODE: XX - 10103 EBP 1129 XOXFGNLOS 6352

Transfer Status: Pending

Ref: EBP/NG-PT/FP0037/10

RE: PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER OF YOUR INHERITANCE FUND

This is to inform you that we have received a credit instruction from the World Bank of Switzerland after their payment resolution with the Nigerian Government for settlement of unpaid debt owed to the foreign contractors.

The management of Ecobank Plc (Pan African Bank) has been mandated to handle the release of your approved contract sum of US$5.8 million, which has been approved for transfer to you via our newly introduce Electronic Swift Transfer System of Payment to your bank account.

We have process the remittance of your fund to your bank account as we have been mandated, and you are advice to write and as well call us upon the receipt of this Official Letter, which shall aid us proceed with the final release of your fund to your bank account, which is confirmable to your bank account within 24hrs of transfer.

Based on that, you are required to provide us with the below information that will aid us check-mate if it is inline with what we have in our Central Computer Unit for effective transfer to your account.

Your Full Names

Contacts address (Not P.O. Box)

Office Tel, Mobile/Cell and Fax

Occupation, Age and Marital Status

Bank information (Details)

Copy of your passport, or driver’s license.

Warning: We deemed it necessary to inform you that you should stop every illegal communication that you are having with any office or officials from now onward, because we should not be held responsible for any problem that might occur.

Yours truly,

Mr. Jibril Aku

Executive Director

Direct Tel: +234 812 172-3101
Email Address:jibrilaku.ecobank.nig@gmail.com

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